We live in an incredible time right now. In the past, in order to be an expert, you had to go to school for X amount of years, or you had to have X amount of years experience, or access to X resources. However, with the rise of the internet,…

Learning is change, and change happens out of necessity. I often think of learning as a very dirty, roll up your sleeves and get to work process. This probably has to do with my science background that is based heavily in inquiry and the constructivist learning. Both of these theories…

Our last reading in CEP812 was a short piece entitled It’s P.Q. and C.Q. as Much as I.Q. by Thomas L. Friedman that was featured on the New York Times website about three years ago. In the article, Friedman suggest that "curiosity quotient" (CQ) and "passion quotient" (PQ) are just as important…

Wicked problems are ever present in the education world. Dealing with large problems with unclear solutions can be a frustrating thing, but these problems also open the doors to great opportunities; opportunities to come up with novel solutions, and opportunities to learn about complex issues and the challenges they present us.…

After considering the different viewpoints presented in this week's LEARN portion, I've arrived at what I feel is an important aspect of utilizing the internet and other technologies effectively in our classrooms, and our daily lives; time. We all know that time is a precious commodity. There is a finite…

With the rise of the internet and powerful "knowing" systems like Google, the world is changing rapidly. The value of knowledge is changing. When you can ask Siri, knowing general facts is no longer required to be successful in a given field; you can look up that type of information…

Working memory refers to our ability to hold and manipulate information in our minds over short periods of time (Gathercole & Alloway, 2007). Working memory is critical in an academic setting where students must engage in tasks that involve multiple steps, coming up with intermediate solutions, and then remembering those…

It's been a great few weeks of making. It was great being able to bring my making skills into my education in the MAET program. I had so much fun, it seems that maybe we should be bringing more making into our classrooms... You can check out all of my…

This past seven weeks has gone by fast. It's crazy looking back to think of how much I've learned over that time. Here is a little video of me reflecting on my work in CEP810. If you'd like to see all the coursework for yourself, you can find it here,…